URA - Uranium - Is It A Dead Market?
Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. Uranium-238 is the most common isotope which means it has the same chemical properties and atomic number but differs in mass. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons. Uranium-238 has 146 neutrons while Uranium-235 has 143 neutrons.
Uranium-238 can undergo a conversion into plutonium-239 a fissionable material that is fuel in nuclear reactors. One kilogram of uranium can produce as much energy as 1500 tons of coal. It takes as little as 15 pounds